Outstanding collection of information by Smithsonian Institute volcanologists which summarises 1,521 volcanoes active in the last 10,000 years - including coordinates, heights, type, known eruptive histories, and behavioural characteristics. Also included are summaries of fatalities and evacuations, an illustrated chronology of 7886 eruptions from 8000 BC to 1993 AD, a gazetteer of 10,400 volcano names, and maps showing locations of all the worlds volcanoes.